The Siltec
line of bench scales is revolutionizing the scale industry as a low cost
weighing solution for personal weight loss management programs.
Originally designed as a light industrial shipping and parcel scale, the
Siltec line is now becoming a popular item for those people who just can't
find a scale for home use that weighs over 350 pounds.

It's
the perfect solution for dietitians who visit company sponsored weight
loss programs either biweekly or weekly and need to carry the scale from
job site to job site. Dietitians have described the PS500L as a complete, economical, light weight, portable and space-saving weighing
scale.

In addition,
when the participants are weighed on the Siltec, they often wish to purchase
one for their home use. Surprisingly they are not sticker shocked.
While comparable models cost over $1000 (Seca
644 Handrail Scale 660lb x 0.2). The Siltec line
is reasonable priced with our most popular Siltec scale the PS500L. Best of all they can purchase the scale in
the convenience of their home either via the internet or calling us directly
to place an order at 978-521-7095.

Now there
is an alternative to spending outrageous money for a piece of equipment
that does a basic task that displays your weight. With prescription
drug prices going through the roof it's nice to know there is a scale
affordably priced for oversized people. When you lose that weight
you can still keep using the Siltec scale to monitor your weight.
The PS500L weigh in 0.5 pound increments all
the way up to 500 pounds. Therefore the scale display goes 0.5 lb,
1.0 lb, 1.5 lbs, 2.0 lbs ... 498.5 lbs, 499.0 lbs, 499.5 lbs, 500.0 lbs.

The PS5AP with its 35" waist height column is a hot seller for home use.

Assembling
the PS5AP couldn't be easier since the manufacturer has included the required
allen wrench so there is no need to look for any tools. See
the assembly drawing. Simply secure the 7 Allen head screws
and you're done. Install 3 screws in the base for the pole, tighten
the 2 preinstalled screws for the collars which join the two pieces of
the pole and finally install the 2 screws to affix the top of the pole
mount head to secure the indicator.

Installing
the unit takes less than 5 minutes.

The 35"
display pole is not adjustable, but instead a predetermined fitted height.
The display is positioned on an angle for easy viewing.

The bright
red LED offers little problem viewing the numbers in any lighting
verses the monochrome LCD which are extremely hard to read in bright light
or a dark room.

One item
to note is the PS5AP is designed only to work
with the pole. Some people have purchased the PS5AP and later decide
they now want to use the scale without the pole. Some prefer to
store the scale in a cabinet or under the bed. Others are self-conscious
about having a "heavyweight" scale exposed in their home.
The indicator cord CAN NOT be just pulled through the tower's pole.
Instead, the DIN connector that plugs into the scale base needs to be
unsoldered. This is not recommended and should only be performed
by an experienced electronics technician.

Another slightly
uncommon problem with the pole has been an obese person's stomach covers
the indicator so they can't see the display. For this reason the PS500L seems to be a more suitable scale for
extremely obese people. In addition, the PS500L can be easily concealed
and easier to transport. This is because the PS500L does not have
the post. The PS5AP and PS500L are the exact same scale, but one is equipped with a 35 inch waist height
tower and the other is not. Another major issue is that the PS500L
is twenty dollars less than the PS5AP.

The PS500L
can be conveniently be placed under a bed when not in use. The coiled
indicator cord (similar to the cord on a telephone handset) can be stretched
up to 6 feet. The "ON" and "OFF" buttons are
large enough to be accessed by toes for those people who have trouble
bending. Electricity or battery power offers the convenience of
hiding the scale under the bed without worrying about the proximity of
the nearest electrical outlet.

Example:
Now you can wake up every morning without bending, pull out the scale
with your foot, weigh yourself by pressing the bottom with your toe to
turn ON the scale, step on the platform and notice the weight display
with the large 0.6" bright RED display, press the OFF button with
your toe and push the scale back under your bed.

In some situations
a person might have a problem standing on the 12" x 12.4" platform
the PS500 and PS5AP features. This is an inherent problem since
the vast majority of even doctor's scales feature a platform similar in
size. Some people decide to purchase the WS500L since this scale features a 15" x 15" platform. Still
for others their obesity restricts them to place their feet on a 12"
x 12.4" or even a 15" x 15" platform. Take
a close-up look at the difference in platform size here. For
these situations some customers have purchased two Siltec scales.
By standing on the two scales and adding the weight displayed on both
indicators you can determine your weight.

Still not
sure if the Siltec line is right for you? Before you spend your
money on any other scale than a Siltec consider:

OPTIONAL
BATTERY OR AC
NO more worrying about where to locate the scale since you are not limited
to power receptacle. The entire Siltec line features a battery recharging
circuit so all you need to do is purchase 6 RECHARGEABLE AA batteries
and you should be set for many years. Only rechargeable batteries
should be installed in the scale if you are using the scale with the AC
adapter.

The scale
can be operated on the AC adapter only. The problem occurs if you
were to have alkaline batteries installed in the scale while the scale
is OFF, but the AC adapter plugged in. The internal charging circuit
is always applying a recharging current to the batteries. If the
batteries ARE NOT rechargeable, it can result in damage to your scale.

EASY
READ DISPLAY
Large 0.6 inch bright LED display can be easily read in just about any
lighting environment.

METAL
VERSE PLASTIC
The Siltec line is constructed with an anodized
aluminum indicator which offers durability, sanitation and rust resistant.
Many of the lower quality platform scales found in office supply stores
have an all plastic indicator and the display is a monochrome LCD which
is often hard to read.

REMOVABLE
BASE PLATFORM
All the Siltec models offer a heavy duty reinforced dual top platform
design. The removable platform is pressed from a single sheet of
steel on a 500 ton press. The entire base features a painted baked
enamel finish. Most bench scale platforms are not removable, but
this is an extremely nice feature especially for cleaning the platform
for hygiene reasons.

COST
At Precision Weighing Balances we sell only high quality scales that we
test ourselves. We don't promote low quality products since this
will only tarnish our image and reputation. In addition, low quality
inevitably results in returns, thus higher operating costs result.
Our management decision is to offer only high quality products, buy them
in bulk, pay for them in advance and pass the savings onto our customers
with deep discount prices. Often our deep discount prices on high
quality scales are even less that what the office retail stores sell their
lower quality scales.